SIUE (11-9, 3-0 OVC) at Kansas City (2-15, 0-0 Summit League)
Thu., Mar. 13, 12 p.m. CT (Doubleheader)3
Live Stats: https://kcroos.com/sidearmstats/softball/summary

• SIUE holds a six-game winning streak heading into Thursday's doubleheader at Kansas City. The Cougars won their home opener Tuesday 9-5 over Missouri State.
• SIUE swept Morehead State on the road this past weekend. The Cougars were the only team in the Ohio Valley Conference to sweep the series and are in first place in the league. Tennessee State, Southeast Missouri, Eastern Illinois and Western Illinois all are one game back at 2-1.
• The Cougars lead the OVC in home runs (22 - 58th nationally) and home runs per game (1.10 - 39th nationally).
• Middle infielder Juztyne Torres is ranked fourth nationally in assists per game (2.78).
• SIUE leads the OVC in several offensive categories, including hits (150), RBIs per game (4.75), runs batted in (95), scoring (5.35 runs per game) and slugging percentage (.471).
• Lauryn Yslava has been the leadoff hitter in 19 of 20 games this season and leads the OVC in runs per game (1.15).
• Piper Montgomery leads the OVC in walks per game (0.71) and is ranked 74^th nationally.

Next Up: SIUE's OVC schedule continues Saturday and Sunday at Cougar Field when SIUE faces Tennessee Tech for a three-game series.